Young Lovers Battle Posse Ends in Girl Wounded
In a Yukon like pursuit 13 miles west of here, Bert Lagace and a high school girl hid in a trapper cabin. Police used tear gas and rifles as they closed in at dawn. The girl was shot in the left knee as she aimed a .22 rifle. Lagace fought back before being pinned. The girl’s dog barked to reveal their hiding place.
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Bert Lagace
Here
Vancouver
Lagace
Nagace
Andy Fairbairn
Actress Lin da Christian Tours Far East
Lin da Christian wife of Tyrone Power arrived today for a Far East tour while Power remains on Bataan peninsula filming An American Guerrilla in the Philippines.
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Far East
Hong Konk
Linda Christian
Tyrone Power
Power
Bataan
Philippines
Trial opens in Mueller case before Air Force court martial
Mueller stands trial on charges of delivering classified national defense information to a foreign power. He pleads innocent as testimony reveals his ideological motive and claimed access to secret documents. Agents testified Mueller admitted obtaining secret notes and declared his mission accomplished before surrendering.
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Mueller
US Air Force
Air Force
Oberammergau
Soviet spy names kept secret in court testimony
Newsmen were urged not to reveal the two agents identities to avoid harming ongoing operations. The agents disclosed their names in open court during testimony. Secret files reportedly contained a report on German sabotage activities and the Air Force interrogation procedure.
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Air Force
Shivers Urges Texans to Demand Government Economy
Governor Allan Shivers told East Texas business leaders that taxpayers must push for tighter state finances. He warned legislators face contradictory pressures from voters and districts, noting most state dollars fund roads, education, welfare, and eleemosynary institutions, leaving little for other departments.
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Tyler
Allan Shivers
Texas
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Canadian River Dam project condemned as economically unsound
Washington reports say the Army Corps of Engineers issued an unfavorable economic evaluation of the Canadian River Dam project ahead of hearings in Washington. Amarillo mayor Gene Klein and Lubbock mayor Clarence Whiteside prepared for the hearings. The corps endorsed flood control but questioned long term population growth and feasibility, aligning with New Mexico's cautious stance. governors in both states have voiced support for the project conditions.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Canadian River
Washington
Gene Klein
Amarillo
Clarence
Corps of Engineers
North
South Plains
Lubbock
Corps
Bureau of Reclamation
Corps of Engineer
New Mexico
Texas
Census Taker Finally Finds Home After Week
In Dallas on April 14, census taker Nell R. Short spent a week trying to reach residents at 5687 Cary Avenue. She finally met Evelyn C. Cox who explained she had been out taking the census.
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Dallas
Nell R. Short
Cary Avenue
Evelyn C. Cox
Petain Seeks Court Reversal Of Condemnation
Paris April 14 Aging Marshal Philippe Petain 94, serving life on Ile d Yeu for treason, will seek court reversal of his condemnation. His attorney Jacques Isorni said Petain would attempt to reopen his case next month.
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Paris
Philippe Petain
Ile D’yeu
France
Jacques Isorni
Vichy
Lenney Baby Breaks Quiet After Four Months
In Warren Ohio on April 14 Mrs. Clarence B Lenney 53 announced with her 65 year old husband their first baby infant Caroline born December in a press conference after four months of avoiding newsmen and photographers.
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Warren
Ohio
Clarence B. Lenney
Caroline
Red Dec
Hint military shift under Atlantic Pact
A spokesman for a small nation raised sovereignty concerns and suggested a central body within the Atlantic Treaty to regulate rate and extent of member armed forces. Bradley noted the proposal may require balancing forces, possibly favoring national specialization as defense plans evolve, with further action unclear.
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Bradley
United States
Plains Rain Brings Broad Relief Across the Region
The Plains country logged two days of moisture with totals from a trace to over three quarters of an inch. Amarillo area saw .15 at the terminal and .16 downtown while towns across the South Plains reported varied amounts from .07 to .82 inches, easing drought fears and hinting at more light rain tonight. Weather chief H. C. Winburn of Amarillo Air Terminal noted southerly winds and rising temperatures could bring further showers through Saturday.
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Plains
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Amarillo
Clayton
Berger
Tulsa
South Plains
Plainview
Amherst
Childress
Memphis
Miami
Clarendon
Claude
Dimmitt
Delay in Hearing Condemnation Suit Over Highway 66 Property
Potter County delays hearing on condemnation of six acres owned by Joe Gray as three taxpayers cannot serve on a special commission. County Attorney John Peterson filed suit after commissioners failed to agree with Gray on property value. Property lies between here and Bushland, needed for widening and re routing of Highway 66 west of Amarillo.
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Potter County
Joe Gray
Gene Jordan
John Peterson
Gray
Amarillo
Hope Gone For Missing Airmen
In Copenhagen April 14 UP reports US Air Force reduced its hope later restoring a full Baltic search for the 10 missing airmen from a Navy Privateer. Unconfirmed crash after Soviet engagement leaves sector patrolled by 29 to 25 planes as officials hedge on fate.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Baltic
Leach
Washington
Rocue
Editors Discuss Problems at Panhandle Press Convention
About 400 editors met at the Her ring Hotel for the Panhandle Press Association's 41st annual convention. The program featured a barbecue banquet open house and dance with speeches on operating problems and ample time for shop talk. Registration hit 351 as candidates in the congressional race lingered nearby. Will C. Grant urged printing schools as essential to future printer supply.
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Will C. Grant
Southwest School of Printing
Dallas
United States
Grant
International Typographical Union
Berserk Soldier Wounds Three in Dallas Night Club
A 19-year-old soldier from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, opened fire in a Dallas night club after leaving a note saying he would kill. He wounded Kenneth McRight, Vera Dorris, and Guillermo Texeira as off-duty detective R. T. Mullins detained him near a downtown hotel. The assailant had been absent from Fort Lewis since March 4.
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Dallas
R. T. “Moon” Mullins
Arthur V. Gittings
Bethle
Lem
Bill Decker
Gettings
Fort Lewis
Wash
Kenneth Leon McRight
Guillermo Texeira
Lima
Peru
Braniff International Airways
Vera Lee Dorris
Will Fritz
L. B. Deason
New Zealand
Deason
Texeira
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Outlook
Cloudy with light drizzle tonight into Saturday. Partly sunny Saturday afternoon with rising southerly winds and warmer temperatures. Today's high near 49 degrees, low 35 with .15 inch precipitation. West Texas mostly cloudy with light rain in Panhandle South Plains and Pecos Valley. New Mexico eastern part partly cloudy, western fair. Saturday shows more clouds and light showers in northern mountains.
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Amarillo
Tomorerow
West Texas
Panhandle South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
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